Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] the [adj] from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Left home earlyish for his visit by rail to London to see his publishers ; been picked up by taxi at about 7.20 a.m. , almost certainly to catch the 07.59 , arriving Paddington at 09.03 ; obviously with only some fairly quick business to transact since he 'd appeared confident of meeting his commitments with the tourists at lunchtime at The Randolph , and then again during the afternoon ; likely as not , then , he would originally have intended to catch the 11.30 from Paddington , arriving Oxford at 12.30 . |
| 2 | The embassy , suspecting infiltration of agents provocateurs from the Cuban security forces , had sought to isolate the seven from the rest . |
| 3 | In truth , however , the inspector would not have been induced to exempt the accused from liability because he acted on the assumption that none existed . |
| 4 | The Poor Law was intended to deter the able-bodied from seeking relief . |
| 5 | Veterinarians , horticulturists and environmental scientists have known for years that fluoride at very low concentrations can damage vegetation , aquatic life and livestock ; chemists have learnt to expect the unexpected from this unpredictable element ; and biochemists , physiologists and toxicologists all know that fluoride is a potent poison of enzymes . |